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EP0770245 - OPTIMAL SPLINE INTERPOLATION FOR IMAGE COMPRESSION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.06.2003
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2003Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 06.08.2003  [2003/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
America Online, Inc.
22000 AOL Way
Dulles, VA 20166 / US
[2000/28]
Former [1997/18]For all designated states
JOHNSON GRACE COMPANY
Suite 150, 2 Corporate Plaza
Newport Beach, CA 92260 / US
Inventor(s)01 / REED, Irving, S.
348 15th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90402 / US
02 / YU, Alfred, C.
9 Gladstone
Irvine, CA 92714 / US
[1997/18]
Representative(s)Goodman, Christopher
Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk
Nottingham NG1 5DD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/18]Goodman, Christopher
Eric Potter & Clarkson St. Mary's Court St. Mary's Gate
Nottingham NG1 1LE / GB
Application number, filing date95926683.414.07.1995
[1997/18]
WO1995US08823
Priority number, dateUS1994027594514.07.1994         Original published format: US 275945
[1997/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9602894
Date:01.02.1996
Language:EN
[1996/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0770245
Date:02.05.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.02.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US01.02.1996
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.11.1997
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/36, G06K9/46, G06T9/00
[1998/02]
CPC:
G06T9/001 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1997/18]G06K9/36, G06K9/46
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [1997/18]
TitleGerman:OPTIMALE SPLINE-INTERPOLATION FÜR BILDKOMPRESSION[1997/18]
English:OPTIMAL SPLINE INTERPOLATION FOR IMAGE COMPRESSION[1997/18]
French:INTERPOLATION A FONCTION PISTOLET OPTIMALE POUR LA COMPRESSION D'IMAGES[1997/18]
Entry into regional phase17.01.1997National basic fee paid 
17.01.1997Search fee paid 
17.01.1997Designation fee(s) paid 
17.01.1997Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.02.1996Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
17.01.1997Examination requested  [1997/18]
24.11.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.03.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.10.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.04.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.02.2003Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2003/32]
07.03.2003Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2003/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
23.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
21.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
03.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
01.08.200107   M06   Fee paid on   03.08.2001
31.07.200208   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5262958  (CHUI CHARLES K [US], et al) [X] 1-32 * the whole document *;
 [PX]  - RATAKONDA K C ET AL, "Flexible image compression: a transformative interpolative approach", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, PROCEEDINGS OF 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, DALLAS, TX, USA, 18-21 OCT. 1994, 1994, WALTHAM, MA, USA, DSP ASSOCIATES, USA, pages 880 - 885 vol.2, XP002046708 [PX] 1-32 * the whole document *
 [A]  - CHOU J J ET AL, "DATA REDUCTION USING CUBIC RATIONAL B-SPLINES", IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS, (19920501), vol. 12, no. 3, pages 60 - 68, XP000281874

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/38.135914
International search[Y]US5289548  (WILSON DENNIS L [US], et al)
 [X]  - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING, Vol. 41, No. 2, February 1993, UNSER et al., "B-Spline Signal Processing: Parts I and II", pages 821-848.
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